greed
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Human civilizations across the ages have understood this to be an important lesson, which is how gold became the go-to cautionary symbol for greed, vanity, and the hollow existence to which they lead.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Women rarely get to show ambition or greed, and she does that openly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Judge Paul Thomas noted that while Barrow was engaged in the online piracy he had a "steady income" working for the postal service, and said it was clear the defendant's motivation was simply "pure greed".
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
They are driven by human information processing — knowing how to weigh news as it arrives — and by fear, greed, panic, herd mentality and other emotions.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
The silence of the world could not rein back its greed.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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